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Sicilians Flea debuted in 1971 under the name Flea on the Honey and an album indebted to the British pop-psych scene. Their ranks include brothers Agostino (drums) and Antonio Marangolo (vocals and keyboards), Carlo Pennisi (guitar, vocals) - all future members of the legendary Goblin! - and Elio Volpini (bass, vocals, saxophone), the latter later merged into L'Uovo di Colombo.
If the debut album can be considered at least partly immature and derivative, however excellently produced and structur…
Intorno Alla Mia Cattiva Educazione
Hailing from Milan, the Alusa Fallax were born in 1969 out of the Adelfi, and released their first single in the same year, followed by a second shortly thereafter.Also in 1969, one of the two Guido in the lineup released a 45 under the name Guido degli Alusa Fallax ("Guardarti negli occhi" for the West Side).
The group stayed together for many years, and their only album was released in 1974 by Fonit; a beautiful album, which went sadly unnoticed, in the best tradition of Italian progressive ro…
Live In Montreux
Hailing from the city of Ancona, Agorà was founded in 1974 and, thanks to a simple demo, managed to capture the attention of the organizers of the legendary Montreux festival (which many will remember for the famous fire that inspired Deep Purple's "Smoke on the Water"). Their technical skills enabled the group to arrive prepared on stage at the event, and to perform an outstanding performance immortalized in this historic LP, which also constitutes the first case of an Italian band's recording …
Crossbreeze
Norwegian rock trio Crossbreeze’s self-titled LP is one of the rarest of all beasts to emerge from the Scandinavian rock scene of the 1970s. Pressed in minute quantities on Experience, the label and studio founded by engineer/guitarist Nils Johan Øybakken in the small northern town of Mosjøen, Crossbreeze moves between acid rock and prog-y folk-influenced rock, Terje Nilsen’s fuzz guitar and Walter Albriktsen’s Moog bleeps adding shades of psychedelic space-rock. Crossbreeze disbanded after this…
Love Cycle
This psychedelic nugget wrapped within a lovely hippie album covers offers to an interested listener both conventional San Francisco psych pop rock, and also experimental material, proving that they were among the rock artists searching the boundaries of their art and style. The composition is interesting and quite innovative within the 1960's American garage scene.
C.Q.
The Outsiders' final LP is one of the finer unsung psychedelic records of the late '60s. Heavy echoes of Syd Barrett-era Pink Floyd, Hendrix, and psychedelic-era Pretty Things, with adroit shifts from crunching rock and soft, almost folky passages to spacy phase shift bits and just plain dementia. The album has an ominous and creepy, but rocking, ambience that still cuts deep.
Tripsichord Music Box
West Coast blues rock act Tripsichord Music Box were part of San Francisco’s psychedelic underground during the late 1960s and early 70s. Discovered by Matthew Katz, who brokered success for Jefferson Airplane, Moby Grape and It’s A Beautiful Day, Tripsichord’s debut long player somehow faded into obscurity, despite David Zandonatti’s inspired songwriting, his gripping lead guitar licks and some fine Hammond work from Oliver McKinney. The expanded edition has five sought-after bonus tracks, maki…
The Parable of Arable Land
Milestone! The Texan Psych legends push boundaries on their 1967 debut album. The first and finest album by The Red Crayola – the band feted in psychedelia circles for producing some of the weirdest and most inventive music ever – which sounded unlike anything else from the 60s. At the cutting edge of psychedelic music, The Parable Of Arable Land defies boundaries and unleashes a free-form anti-rock noise on audiences. A precursor to avant-garde/noise & industrial rock, this recording is a conti…
Easter Island
*150 copies limited edition* Easter Island's self-titled 1979 masterpiece rightfully stands in the midst of the top 10 US Prog Classics. It offers an emotionally captivating experience, marked by the melodic ebb and flow that is definitive of dexterously multilayered symphonic prog, interwoven with outbursts of heavy riffs. From the lush Mellotron textures and melodic bass lines of Genius of the Dance to the heavy progression of Face-to-Face, this is an album that grows within its listeners like…
Another Fine Tune You've Got Me Into
Beloved album from UK jazz-prog legends reissued for the first time on vinyl. A dazzling jazz odyssey returns!
Hickory Wind
Before morphing into the excellent psych trio, B.F. Trike, Hickory Wind (from Evansville, Indiana), released one brilliant, and extremely rare, country psych album in 1969. Just 100 copies were pressed for the Gigantic label, and originals have been known to change hands for a small fortune. The album features excellent vocals, plus an interesting mix of fuzz guitar, and droning organ, as well as some wonderfully melodic songs. This reissue also features four bonus tracks from the B.F. Trike alb…
Scott 4
2024 Repress. Scott 4 is Scott Walker's fifth solo album. It was released in late 1969 under his birth name, Scott Engel, and failed to chart. Reissues have been released under his stage name. It has since received praise as one of Walker's best works. Scott 4 was the first Walker album to consist solely of self-penned songs. The preceding Scott (1967), Scott 2 (1968) and Scott 3 (1969) albums had each featured a mixture of originals and covers, including several translations of Jacques Brel son…
Scott
Remastered from analogue tapes. No one could deny Scott Walker is an unpredictable artist. Once the lead singer for the Walker Brothers (famous for their string laden Sixties defining hits "Make It Easy On Yourself" and "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore") he released his first solo album Scott in 1967. Eschewing all Pop trends at the time, Walker stepped it up a notch, crooning with a nod to Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett and chansonnier Jacques Brel. A pretty bold move indeed, in a time when Pop …
"The Cave" Down To Earth
Second album from the japanese psych-prog band that started out as Far Out in 1973. The record is basically a concept: "The Cave" is arriving onto our planet, and the group is generally celebrating the beauties of nature. Heavily influenced by Floyd (Atom Heart Mother era), the group lays down some very credible ambiances that even Waters & Co. could've pulled off. This album will draw Klaus Schulze's attention and he will collaborate with FEFB on their next one.
Issue 80 (Magazine)
Audion 80 (12/2024) 44 pages. Cover article: Dr Space - a chat with the pilot of the Øresund Space CollectiveCornelius Cardew Treatise (event), Mirthrandir - article & interview, Pekka Pohjola - Scandinavian fusion legends 7, Choice British label classics: Virgin part 2 (plus Caroline, and a round-up of other releases), Modulight & others - live at The Church of Sound (event), Alain Basso, labels: Bam Balam, Fou Records, Seelie Court Digital, reviews: Flasket Brinner, Lightwave, Moonseeds, Nurse…
Issue 79 (Magazine)
Audion 79 (9/2024) 44 pages. Cover article: Secret Oyster - Scandinavian fusion legends 6 (including interviews)plus: 20 questions with Steve Hillman, Rock In Opposition - the aftermath - global scene, 4: 2010+, Sula Bassana / Dave Schmidt interview (and Sulatron/related reviews), Choice British label classics: Virgin part 1, Rescued Relics incl. Can, Faust, Steve Hillage, etc., labels: Cuneiform, Discus, PQR-Disques Plusqueréel, Elektramusic Berlin, Motvind, Rocket Recordings, reviews: Cosmic G…
Issue 78 (Magazine)
Audion 78 (6/2024) 44 pages. Cover article: Burnin Red Ivanhoe - Scandinavian fusion legends 5 (including Karsten Vogel interview)plus: 20 questions with Jez Creek - Modulator ESP, Rock In Opposition - The Aftermath: global scene, 3: 2000+, Torben Unit & 2Morph, Choice British label classics: Vertigo part 2, labels: Fou Records, Monster Melodies, Bam Balam, Norske Albumklassikere (3 pages), more reviews: Mark Jenkins, Mushroom, The Myrrors, Nurse With Wound, The first instalment of Adam Naworal'…
Issue 77 (Magazine)
Audion 77 (3/2024) 48 pages. Cover article: Martin Archer interview (Das Rad, Fjall, Orchestra Of The Upper Atmosphere, etc.)plus: Krautrock Today?, A Fistful Of Spaghetti update, Le Folk-Rock Français, Bjorn J:Son Lindh, Janne Schaffer & related - Scandinavian fusion legends 4, Rock In Opposition - The Aftermath: global scene, 2: 1990s+, Choice British label classics: Vertigo part 1, labels: Cuneiform Records, Mellow Records, reviews: Dire Wolves, Øresund Space Collective, Univers Zero, etc.
Issue 76 (Magazine)
Audion 76 (12/2023) 44 pages. Cover article: Made In Sweden - Scandinavian fusion legends 3 (including Solar Plexus)plus: 20 questions with Mark Jenkins, Prog & psych from South America Part 5, Resounding: The Art Of Noises - 23/9/2023 at LCB Depot, New discs from Fou Records, Rock In Opposition - The Aftermath: global scene, 1: 1970s-90s part 2, Choice British label classics: Transatlantic, labels: Cuneiform Records, Merry-Go-Round, Seelie Court / Seelie Court Digital, more reviews: Datashock, …
Issue 75 (Magazine)
Audion 75 (9/2023) 52 pages. Cover article: Tasavallan Presidentti - Scandinavian fusion legends 2 (including Jukka Tolonen page)plus: Poessitfous - Lost sounds from the French underground, Rock In Opposition - The Aftermath: global scene, 1: 1970s-90s, Tomokie's Cup - We prefer to exist on the periphery, Weird Garden at Leicester Gallery, new Italian prog & underground part 6, Choice British label classics: RCA Victor, The Avant-Garde Sector, Rescued Relics: Amon Düül, Annexus Quam, Volcano Th…